Squash

From frying to roasting and stuffing, here are some creative ways to cook with winter squash.

A fun first course to serve to guests in the kitchen. By the time one batch has been devoured, the next one will be coming out of the fryer.

It's time: pumpkins, butternut squash, and sweet potatoes are starting to appear at the farmers' market. Here are 22 ways to use this seasonally appropriate produce

From pickled corn to garlicky runner beans to squash tart, here are our favorite ways to cook with the "three sisters."

For a slightly more virtuous quick bread—more like breakfast, less like dessert—reduce the amount of granulated sugar to one cup. 

Zucchini may not be the most loved vegetable, but when shallow-fried into patties, even kids will go crazy for them.

Delicate squash blossoms are a farmers’ market treasure—this helpful GIF will show you how to fry 'em right.

Tips for using up your really big summer squash, from soups to pastas to quick bread.

Park 121 makes its own zucchini pickles for these messy (in a good way) sandwiches.

Cooked summer squash can be mushy. Solution: Eat it raw. If you can’t find buckwheat groats, use chopped toasted almonds instead.

Delicate squash blossoms are a farmers' market treasure. Look for flowers with perky, intact petals and a generous length of stem still attached.

Any seasonal vegetables can replace the zucchini and onion; at Chase’s, they change it up frequently.

The only way to make flatbread even better? Grill it.

We like the texture of the leeks and zucchini when left al dente—if grilled too long, they’ll both go floppy.

A version of this salad has been on Estela’s menu since its opening; chef Ignacio Mattos has tried it with summer squash and apples in place of the kohlrabi. In any case, make sure not to cut your slices too thin—they need to stand up to the nuts and cheese.

Make this roasted butternut squash ahead of time: It’s great at room temperature, and you’ll need the oven free to roast the potatoes.

This stew calls for water instead of stock to be added. The pork shoulder will create a rich cooking liquid on its own.

Perfectly roasted, caramelized, and the ideal base for our Red Pepper–Walnut Relish.

Fresh herbs, such as parsley and cilantro, can be subbed for the microgreens.

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It's bread you can eat with a spoon for brunch, so you know it's delicious.

A great way to use up different winter vegetables that you might have around. Feel free to increase the amount of some and eliminate others, depending on your preference, but make sure to cut them into similar sizes so they'll cook in roughly the same amount of time.